LOW
SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 uses an improper combination of an AES cipher and a CBC cipher mode for encrypted filesystems, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a watermark attack
Published Sep 17, 2010
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 uses an improper combination of an AES cipher and a CBC cipher mode for encrypted filesystems, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a watermark attack.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.39% 0.00386
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00386
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 30.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 30.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (15)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-08/0316.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335938 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047794.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047798.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047825.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41158 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41478 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.arg0.net/encfs x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/05/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/06/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2414 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 17, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2010
Link CVE-2010-3074
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a